For paragraph 20(1)(q) of the Act, the following table explains the AQS thresholds for inspection lots for the purposes of Subdivision 3 - C of Division 3 of Part VI of the Act:
Item | If the inspection lot size is ... | the sample size is ... | and the sample correction factor of is ... | and the number of prepackages in a sample allowed to exceed the tolerable deficiency is ... |
1 | At least 100 and not more than 500 prepackages | 50 packages | 0.379 | 3 |
2 | At least 501 and not more than 3 200 prepackages | 80 packages | 0.295 | 5 |
3 | At least 3 201 prepackages | 125 packages | 0.234 | 7 |
where:
"t" 1 - ï¡ is the one - sided significance level of 99.5% derived from a Student's t distribution.
Note: A Student's t distribution is a statistical term.
"n" is the number of packages in the sample.